Easy Santa Claus Crochet Pattern With Written and Video Tutorial

This free crochet pattern makes a Santa Claus that is easy to make. Learn how to crochet a Santa Claus amigurmi plush with this easy to follow pattern. Free Santa Claus crochet pattern can be found below.

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Easy Santa Claus Pattern

This crochet Santa Claus pattern is made up of basic crochet stitches in the round which makes it an easy crochet pattern.

A majority of the Santa Claus is made with single crochets, increases, and decreases. Starting from the bottom up, the body with the belt buckle is made first then stuffed. Crocheting right onto the body, we still create Santa’s beard and head with an embellished face. The face is made simply by attaching safety eyes and sewing on a rosy red nose.

Instead of worsted weight yarn, super bulky 6 blanket yarn is used for this Santa which makes him fairly quickly to whip up. I finished my Santa in about 1.5 hours.

Christmas Crochet Amigurumis Plushie Set

This Santa Claus is actually part of a Christmas plushie set that I am crocheting. You can find the snowman crochet pattern here.

I am also working on an elf and a gingerbread crochet plushie to go along with the snowman and Santa!

I wanted to make this set to go along with the Christmas pillow set that I made last year. Those pillows can be found here:

• Snowman Crochet Pillow Pattern
• Santa Crochet Pillow Pattern
• Elf Crochet Pillow Pattern
• Gingerbread Crochet Pillow Pattern

Crochet Santa Claus Free Pattern

Materials

Bernat Blanket Brights in Race Car Red and School Bus Yellow

Bernat Blanket in Coal, Almond

Bernat Baby Blanket in White

*You will need less than a skein each of the yarns above. The yellow is just to embellish the belt buckle so you can use another yarn if preferred.

6.5 mm crochet hook

16mm safety eyes – safety eye kit on Amazon here

Polyfil/stuffing

Tapestry needle and scissors

Crochet Pattern Notes

Beginning chain of each round does not count as a stitch.

You can use stitch markers to mark the first stitch of each round.

Santa is worked from the bottom up in one piece except for the hat and arms.

Use invisible decreases for a cleaner finish. Simply work the single crochet two together in the pattern except working only in the front loops.

Abbreviations: (US terms)

Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, sc2tog = single crochet two together, hdc = half double crochet, hdc2tog = half double crochet two together, FLO = front loops only, st = stitch

Crochet Pattern

Santa Body and Head

Use red yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 8sc in ring, join to first st (8)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (16)

Round 3: Ch 1, *sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Round 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (32)

Round 5-7: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Change to black yarn.

Round 8: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Change to red yarn.

Round 9-10: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Use tapestry needle and yellow yarn to sew on belt buckle. Sew it on the opposite side of the seam about 3-4 stitches wide.

Round 11: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Round 12: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (16)

Round 13: Ch 1, *sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (8)

Stuff body with polyfil.

Change to white yarn.

Round 14: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (16)

Round 15: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Round 16-17: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Change to beige color yarn.

Round 18-22: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Round 23: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Attach safety eyes between rows 20-21, about 2-3 stitches apart.

Use tapestry needle and red yarn to sew on nose between rows 17 and 18.

Round 24: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (24)

Round 25: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (16)

Round 26: Ch 1, *sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (8)

Stuff with polyfil.

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing. Use tapestry needle to sew hole closed.

Santa Hat

Use white yarn.

Round 1: Ch 30, join to first ch

Round 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (30)

Change to red yarn.

Round 3-4: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (30)

Round 5: Ch 1, *hdc in next 3 st, hdc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Round 6: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (24)

Round 7: Ch 1, *hdc in next 2 st, hdc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (18)

Round 8: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (18)

Round 9: Ch 1, *hdc in next st, hdc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (12)

Round 10: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st (12)

Round 11: Ch 1, *hdc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing. (6)

Use tapestry needle to sew hole closed but keep yarn tail. Fold hat over to the side and sew tip onto Row 4 so it stays folded over. Weave in ends.

Santa Hat Pom Pom

Use white yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 5sc in ring, join to first st (5)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (10)

Round 3: Ch 1, *sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (5)

Fasten off and leave tail. Use tapestry needle to close up hole and sew onto tip of hat.

Place hat over the Santa head. It should be a snug fit. Sew onto head if preferred.

Santa Arms

Use beige yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 5sc in ring, join to first st (5)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (5)

Change to red yarn.

Round 3-4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (5)

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Make two arms.

Sew arms onto side of body on rows 10-12.